Featured above is the now-iconic image painted on a massive East Village wall by the prolific and hugely talented Homesick in collaboration with Xara Thrusta. Following are several more unsanctioned artworks — part of our ongoing series, “Pushing It Forward…” — that have surfaced on Manhattan streets:
Wombat, ICBM
Loose r2b and Anso aka Ansotto
Mint of the legendary Mint & Serf aka Mirf
Gzee
SU One
Photo credits: 1, 3-8 Lois Stavsky; 2, 4, 5 & 9 Giulia Shine
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As we continue our monthly posts of illicit graffiti, we are back to the streets of Queens. Pictured above are: Wevs429, Dase, Oldeath, Angr and South LNE. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned graffiti captured in Queens public spaces:
Tocer and Anso LNE
Kitty and Degrupo
Kempe and Cros
Mer
Gour
Loom
Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective
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The rooftop of the former Seward Park High School on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has evolved into one of NYC’s most enticing graffiti canvases. Following is a sampling of what we saw this past Sunday as Rooftop Legends, curated by New Design High School dean, Jesse Pais, celebrated its sixth anniversary.
Graffiti pioneer Part One
Smoke
Style masters Shank aka Dmote, Wane and Aplus
Photos by Lenny Collado and Tara Murray
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Long the home to immigrants and working-class folks, Manhattan’s Lower East Side, south of Houston Street, is continually revising itself. Yet, despite the proliferation of modern glass-walled high-risers and seemingly wealthy newcomers, its public spaces and storefronts still remain a canvas for both legal and illegal street art. Here’s a sampling of what we spotted yesterday:
ABOVE on store shutter off Hester Street
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